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Indoor ritual scene in a white-walled hall with orange bunting and an open orange-curtained doorway. Several men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand and sit near a tiered arrangement of small brass and silver kalasha-style pots on a white-draped table at right, with flower-decorated deity murti and ceremonial umbrellas behind them. Seated devotees in white, some women in white saris and children, fill the floor in front of a low platform of white boxes with green leaves, where a figure in orange and red sits cross-legged. A standing man at left holds a microphone, and a woman in orange holds a brass plate. Brass oil lamps and a lamp stand sit on the floor.

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A photograph of an indoor ritual hall with white walls, a ceiling of fluorescent tubes and orange and white bunting strung across the top. Seated devotees fill the foreground on woven mats: women in white and cream saris and men in white clothes, several holding small children. Along the centre, priests in white dhotis wear orange shawls and orange cloths, one standing at a microphone stand near a white-tiled homa or yagna pit with brass vessels and offerings on the right. A figure in a dark-hued robe with a red-orange cloth sits near the fire pit. Behind them, an orange curtain hangs in a doorway, and at right a deity murti decorated with garlands sits beneath a canopy. The ritual is in progress, with several people chanting or praying.2007-12-25Photograph of a homa ritual in a large open-sided hall with orange and purple pennants and a tiled roof. A central square fire pit is built from white bricks with yellow flowers placed on top. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a white garland, kneels at the front, gesturing with his hands beside a microphone stand and a brass oil lamp. Seated devotees in white and orange clothes fill the floor, and a child is held in the foreground. On the right, decorated kalasha-like pots wrapped in netting, with mango leaves and yellow cloth, sit on a white-covered table. Orange curtains hang at the back windows.2007-12-25Inside a whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof and orange pennants, a woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands at centre holding a lit lamp on a tray over a brick homa fire pit. Seated devotees in white and orange shawls chant with folded hands on the left. Behind them, three deity murti under ornate umbrellas are garlanded in green and red, and a tiered pyramid of brass kalasha pots stands on the right. Brass vessels and oil lamps rest on the floor. A pit ritual or homa is underway.2007-12-25A homa ritual in a hall decorated with orange and purple bunting. A priest in orange robes and a flower garland sits at the front, behind a white brick fire pit ringed with yellow flowers, next to a microphone stand. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the floor, with some holding small children, and a few standing figures in white stand near the back. A brass oil lamp sits in the foreground.2007-12-25A photograph inside a whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof decorated with orange triangular pennants. A standing man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, with a flower garland and long hair, holds a flaming vessel over a brick fire pit (homa kund) with yellow flowers and leaves around it. Around him, a row of seated devotees in white and orange clothing, several holding ceremonial staffs with gold tops, press palms together. Behind them, three deity murtis are decorated with garlands under ornate umbrellas, and a large tiered arrangement of brass kalasha pots with mango leaves stands on a white-draped platform. Brass lamps and offering bowls with flowers and grains sit on the mat in front, and a man in white stands at the rear. This appears to be a homa ritual. The standing man's clothing and hair are visible, but his face cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2007-12-25A homa ritual in a whitewashed pavilion with orange pennants strung from the roof. A standing priest in saffron robes and a flower garland holds a brass vessel with a flame aloft. Around him, roughly a dozen seated and standing men and women in white and orange shawls raise hands in prayer or hold ceremonial staffs and tridents. A brick fire pit with flower petals sits in front, and at right stand decorated deity images under ornate canopies beside rows of brass kalasha pots. Oil lamps and offerings lie on a mat in the foreground.2007-12-25A photograph of a homa ceremony inside a whitewashed hall with an orange pennant strung along the roof. In the centre a figure in an orange robe with a red-orange shawl and a long garland of white and orange flowers stands beside a brick fire pit, holding a brass plate. Behind him, a man in white robes sits with a small drum, and several people in white kurtas and orange shawls sit on the mat, some holding flower-bearing plates. Along the back wall stand three ornate parasol-canopies over decorated deity murti dressed in garlands. To the right, a large pyramid of brass kalasha pots is arranged on a white-draped table. Plates of offerings, fruit and oil lamps lie on the floor near the pit. The figure in orange with long swept-back hair and rudraksha-style adornment is a person candidate, but the appearance is not conclusive.2007-12-25A homa ritual in a whitewashed hall hung with orange pennants. A standing figure in orange robes with a white flower garland holds a brass plate, with a burst of flame rising from it, over a brick fire pit. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing with palms pressed together surround the pit. Behind them, several figures in white hold tall ceremonial staffs. At the back, three decorated deity murti are shaded by colourful umbrellas, and a tiered arrangement of brass vessels with mango leaves stands on a white-draped table. Brass lamps and offering bowls sit on the floor.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 24 20072007-12-24December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a homa ceremony in a whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof, decorated with orange and purple pennants. A standing figure in long saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland stands at the centre, holding a lit ritual lamp near a brick fire pit. Seated around them are men in white dhotis with orange shawls, some holding ceremonial staffs. On the right, a person in white with an orange shawl films with a handheld camera. Behind the fire pit, four decorated deity murtis stand under colourful umbrellas, with garlands, and a pyramid of brass kalashas sits in front. Fruit, flowers and offerings are laid on mats in the foreground.2007-12-25